Money-handling devices



Feb. Z, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON 3,168,180

MONEY-HANDLING DEVICES Filed June l2, 1961 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN TOR.GUsT-Av E` Emcuscm AT TOR NEY Feb. 2, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON 3,168,180

MONEY-HANDLING DEVICES Filed June l2, 1961 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.GUsTAv F ERICKSON ATToFzNaY G. F. ERICKSON 3,168,180

F eb. 2, 1965 MONEY-HANDLING DEVICES Filed June l2. 1961 5 Sheets-Sheet3 JNVENTOR. GUSTI-'sv F'EmcnsoN AT TOR N fY Feb. 2, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON3,168,180

MONEYHANDL1NG DEVICES Filed June 12, 1961 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 ATTOQN EYFeb. 2, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON 3,158,180

MONEY-HANDLINGDEVICES med June 12. 1961 5 sheets-sheet 5 IN VEN TOR. GusTAv E Eme KsoN AT TORNEY United States Patent Oiitice ld@ Patented Feb..2, 1965 3,168,180 MONEY-HANDMNG DEVICES Gustav F. Erickson, Kirkwood,Mo., assigner to National Rejectors, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., a corporationof Missouri Filed .lime 12, 1961, Ser. No. 116,519 8 Claims. (Cl.1945-101) It is an object of the present invention to provide animproved slug rejector.

lt is usually desirable to" reject slugs or coins which are made or,iron or other magnetic metal; and the rejection of such slugs or coinsis usually eiected by disposing a permanent magnet adjacent the pathwhich will be followed by such slugs or coins. That magnet will attractand hold those slugs or coins, and will thereby keep those slugs orcoins from effecting the vending of the desired product or service.Usually, the patron who inserts a magnetic slug or coin will press thescavenging button or. lever at the exterior of the vending machine, andwill thereby effect the return of that slug or coin; and the return ofthat slug or coin is important to the further operation of that vendingmachine because that slug or coin could prevent the acceptance offurther inserted coins if that slug or coin were to be permitted toremain within the slug rejector. Some patrons who insert slugs or coinsof magnetic metal may not press the scavenging button or lever but,instead, may walk away from the vending machine; and, where thishappened, the slugs or coins could remain within the slug rejector andcould prevent the acceptance of subsequentlydnserted authentic coins. Itwould be desirable to provide a slug rejector which could interceptslugs or coins of magnetic metal and which Would then deflect thoseslugs or coins toward a rejected coin chute; because magnetic slugs orcoins could not remain within, and interfere with further operation of,the slug rejector. Instead, magnetic slugs or coins would be rejectedand released by that slug rejector, and that slug rejectorl would be incondition to accept subsequently-inserted authentic coins. The presentinvention provides such a slug rejector; and it is, therefore, an objector" the present invention to provide a slug rejector which can interceptslugs or coins of magnetic metal and which will then deilect such slugsor coins toward a rejected coin chute.

The slug rejector provided by the present invention has a permanentmagnet mounted adjacent the passageway through which slugs and coinswill pass, and an opening is provided in that passageway below the levelof that magnet. That magnet will draw slugs or coins of magnetic metaltoward that opening, and will thus draw those slugs or coins out of thepassageway; thereby keeping those slugs or coins from effecting thedispensing of the desired product or service. lf the slugs or coins wereto be permitted to move into engagement with the permanent magnet, thoseslugs or coins could be held by that magnet, and could thus block theacceptance of subsequently-inserted authentic coins. The presentinvention keeps slugs or coins of magnetic metal from moving intoengagement with the permanent magnet by mounting rollers adjacent thatmagnet and by mounting those rollers so they will intercept slugs orcoins moving toward that magnet, Those rollers will thus keep the slugsor coins of magnetic metal from engaging the magnet; and those rollerswill also minimize the tendency of the slugs or coins of magnetici metalto come to rest adjacent that magnet. The overall result is that thepermanent magnet of the slug rejector will draw the slugs or coins ofmagnetic metal out ot the passageway but will permit those slugs orcoins to fall downwardly toward a rejected coin chute.

lt is, therefore, an object oi the present invention to provide a slugrejector with a permanent magnet adjacent a passageway, to provide anopening in that passageway below the level of that magnet, and toprovide rollers adjacent that magnet which will keep slugs or coins frommoving into engagement with that magnet and which will minimize thetendency of those slugs or coins to remain in position adjacent thatmagnet.

To enable the permanent magnet to draw light-weight slugs or coins ofmagnetic metal toward the opening below that magnet, it is necessarythat the magnet be disposed opposite a portion of the slug rejectorwhich has limited magnetic properties. This is necessary because if theportion of the slug rejector opposite the magnet were to have strongmagnetic properties, that portion of the slug rejector could serve as aninduced magnet and could tend to keep the light-weight slugs or coins ofmagneti-c metal frpm moving toward the opening below the permanentmagnet. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to mountthe permanent magnet of a slug rejector adjacent a portion of that slugrejector which has limited magnetic properties.

In one embodiment .of the present invention, the permanent magnet is setadjacent the passageway for quarters, and non-magnetic slugs or, coinswill be able to move downwardly past that magnet to engage la runway.That runway will then direct those slugs or coins toward a secondpermanent magnet which will induce eddy currents in those slugs or coinsas they move past that second magnet. Authentic quarters will be sloweddown just enough to enable them to move beyond a deilector forslow-moving slugs or coins and to stop short of the rejected coin chuteinto which fast-moving slugs or. coins will fall. Some slugs or coinswill be slowed down so little that they will he able to pass directly tothe rejected coin chute; and other slugs or coins will be slowed down somuch that they will strike the deector for slow-moving slugs or coinsand will bound over to the rejected coin chute. In this way, the presentinvention provides an initial testing of slugs or coins for theirmagnetic properties, and then provides a subsequent testing of thoseslugs or, coins for their conductive properties. It is, therefore, anobject of the present invention to provide a slug rejector wherein slugsand coins pass by two permanent magnets rand wherein fast-moving slugsor coins move directly to `a Irejected coin chute, wherein slow-movingslugs or coins strike a deflector for. slow-moving slugs or coins andbound over to the rejected coin chute, and wherein authentic coins passover the deector for slow-moving slugs or coins but stop short of therejected coin chute.

In some instances, as in coin-operated telephones, space is at apremium; and it may be necessary to pass accepted coins and rejectedslugs or coins through the same area. Where this is the case it is, ofcourse, vital that the rejected slugs or coins not be permitted to turnand follow the accepted passageway. The present invention makes itpossible for accepted coins and for rejected slugs or coins to passthrough the same area without permitting the rejected slugs or coins toturn and follow the accepted passageway, by forcing the rejected slugsor coins to pass through the area at a sharp angle to the axis of thepassageway for accepted coins. It is, therefore, an object of thepresent invention to provide a slug rejector wherein accepted coins andrejected slugs or coins are caused to pass through the same area butwherein the rejected slugs or coins are caused to pass through that areaat an angle to the aXis of the accepted coin passageway.

Other and further objects and advantages of the pres- Bassano entinvention should become apparent from an examination of the drawing andaccompanying description.

In the drawing and accompanying description a preferred embodiment ofthe present invention is shown and described but it is to be understoodthat the drawing `and accompanying description are for the purpose ofillustration only and do not limit the invention and that the inventionwill be defined by the appended claims.

In the drawing, FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of one embodiment ofslug rejector that is made in accordance with the principles andteachings of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the slug rejector shown in FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the slug rejector shown in FIG. l,

FIG. 4 is a view looking upwardly at the bottom of the slug rejector, asthat slug rejector is shown in FIG. 3,

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the lett-hand side of the 'slugrejector of FIG. 1,

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the right-hand side of the slugrejector of FIG. l,

FIG. 7 is a partially broken-away view of the portion of the slugrejector of FIG. l which is indicated by the circle denoted by thenumeral 7 in FIG. 3,

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the slug rejector of FIG. l asthat slug rejector appears when the lower cover plate is removed,

FIG. 9 is a sectional view through the slug rejector of FIG. l, and itis taken along the broken plane indicated FIG. 11 is another sectionalview through a portion of the slug rejector of FIG. 8, and itis takenalong the plane indicated by the line 121-11 in FIG. 8,

FIG. 12 lis another sectional view through a portion of the slugrejector of FIG. 1, and it is taken along the broken plane indicated bythe line 12-12 in FIG. 3,

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the inner face of one of the gates inthe slug rejector of FIG. 1,

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the inner Jface of another of the gatesin the slug rejector of FIG. l, and

FIG. 15 is a view showing the path or" an authentic quarter, showing thepath of a fast-moving slug or coin, and showing the path of aslow-moving slug or coin.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 2lb denotes the mainplate of one embodiment ot slug rejector that is made in accordance withthe principles and teachings of the present invention. That main plateis generally rectangular in elevation, and it has a verticallydirected,forwardly-extending tlange 2.2'. at the left-hand side thereof. Thatmain plate also has a verticallydirected, forwardly-extending iiange 2dat the right-hand side thereof. The main plate Ztl and the ilanges 22and Z4 are made of sturdy metal, and they constitute a sturdy framewhich is U-shaped in plan.

An ear 26 is formed on the main plate Eil, adjacent the top of that mainplate, as by punching a portion of the upper edge of that main plateforwardly into position at right angles to the plane of that main plate.That ear is parallel to the flanges 22 and 24, as indicated particularlyby FIG. 2. The upper edge of the main plate Ztl, intermediate the ear 26and the ange 22, has a taper 28, as shown particularly by FIGS. 2, 10and il. A number of holes 30 are formed in the main plate 29 in an areabelow the level of the taper 28, and those holes are shown by FIGS. 3and 7. Some of those holes are alined vertically while the rest of thoseholes are alined horizontally and extend toward the ange 22. Two pins 31are secured to the rear face of the main plate adjacent the verticallyalined openings Sti, as shown by FIG. 7. Those pins help guide thedownward movement of coins which are intended to move downwardly alongthe rear face of the main plate 29 and past the horizontally alinedopenings 30.

A notch M is formed in the lower right-hand corner of the main plateZtl, as that main plate is viewed Iin FIG. 3. A horizontally-directedslot 36 is formed in the main plate 20, and that slot is directly abovethe notch 34, as shown by FIG. 3. The notch 34 also is shown in FIG. 9,and the slot 36 also is shown in FIG. 8. A second, but shorter,horizontally-directed slot 38 is formed in the main plate 2t?, and thatslot is disposed to the right of, and slightly above the level of, theslot 36, as those slots are viewed in FIG. 8. A vertically-directed slot46 is formed in the main plate 2t), and that slot is disposed below thelevel of, and to the right of, the slot 38, as those slots are viewed-in FIG. 8. An ear l2 inclines downwardly and rearwardly from the planeof the main plate 20, as shown by FIG. 9, and that car helps dei'ine theupper edge of the notch 34.

A circular opening 44 is provided in the flange 22, as shown by FIG. 5,and a second circular opening 46 is formed in that Ilange. The opening46 is below the level of, and is disposed to the right of, the opening44 as those openings are viewed in FIG. 5.

A vertically-directed slot 48 is formed in the flange 24, and that slotis adjacent the upper end of that flange, as shown by FIG. 6. A secondvertically-directed slot 5@ is formed in the flange 24, and that slot isbelow the vertical midpoint of the flange 2li, as shown by FIG. 6.

The numeral 52 denotes a flat plate which is secured to the ilange 22,and the upper edge of that plate is spaced a short distance below theupper edge of the flange 22. The plate 52 'is wider than the flange 22,and the front edge of that plate is aligned with the front edge of thatange while the rear edge of that plate projects rearwardly of the mainplate 2t), `as shown by FIGS. 2 and 4. A vertically-directed slot 54 isformed in the plate 52, as shown particularly by FIG. 5, and an ear 56is bent inwardly into that slot. The ear 56 and the slot 54 arepreferably'formed in the same punching operation.

The numeral 53 denotes an L-shaped bracket which has the vertical legthereof abutting the inner face of the ange 22 and which has thehorizontal leg thereof dis posed adjacent the lower edge of that flange,as that bracket and tlange are viewed in FIG. l. An L-shaped bracket et?has the vertical leg thereof abutting the inner face of the ange 24 andhas the horizontal leg thereof disposed adjacent the lower end of thatange, as that bracket and flange are viewed in FIG. 2. The horizontallegs of the brackets 53 and ed are inclined relative to the bottom edgesof the danges 22 and 24, and they will abut supporting members withinthe money-handling device within which the slug rejector will bemounted. Openings are formed in the horizontal legs of the brackets 58and 6G, and suitable fasteners can pass through those openings and seatin those supporting members.

The numeral o2 denotes a block which has a tapered upper edge, and thatblock is shown in FIGS. l, 2, 8 and 9. That block is suitably secured tothe main plate 214i adjacent the upper edge of that main plate; and thetapered upper edge of that block inclines upwardly and to the left inFIG. 9. A gate 64- is disposed adjacent the block 62, and the taperedupper edge on that block permits the upper edge or" that gate to move tothe left in FIG. 9 as that gate rotates in the counter clockwisedirection. The gate 64 has a tapered upper edge 66, as shown by FIGS.9-11, and that tapered upper edge coacts with the tapered upper edge 28on the main plate Ztl to help guide coins into a passageway deiined bythat main plate and that gate.

The gate 64 is preferably formed from a single piece of metal, and ithas ears 68 and 70 which extend forwardly from the plane thereof. Theear 68 rabuts the inner face of the ange 22 and the ear iti abuts theleft-hand face of the ear 26 on the main plate 20, as` shown by FIGS. land 2. A substantial part of the central area of the gate 64 is cut awayto define a generally L-shaped opening 71 and to define a plate 72. Thatplate inclines downwardly and forwardly from the plane of the gate 64,as shown particularly by FIGS. 9-l1. Vertically-directed slots 74 areformed in the plate 72, and rollers 76 are disposed within those slots.Those rollers are rotatably supported by a wire-like pivot 78 which istixedly secured to the plate 72 by a rivet 80; and portions of theperipheries of those rollers extend inwardly of the inner face of theinclined plate 72 of the gate 64. A cylinder 82 also is xedly secured tothe plate 72, and one end of that cylinder extends into an opening inthat plate. The cylinder 82 accommodates a permanent magnet 84; and aset screw 86 that is held by the cylinder 82 will flxedly secure thatmagnet within that cylinder. As indicated particularly by FIG. 11, theinner end of the magnet 84 is disposed to the left of a plane that isdened by the rollers 76 and by the lower edge of the plate '72. As aresult, a coin which is attracted by the magnet 84 will be unable toengage that magnet-that coin being intercepted by the rollers 76 and bythe lower edge of the plate 72, as shown by FIG. l0. The numeral 88denotes a runway which is generally frusto-triangular in elevation andthat runway is secured to the rear face of the lower portion of the gate64 by a fastener 87 and by a fastener 89. In the particular embodimentshown, the fastener 87 is a rivet that holds the tall end of the runway88 in assembled relation with the gate 64 while permitting that runwayto be rotated relative to that gate. The fastener 89 extends through aslot 91 in the lower portion of the gate 64 and seats in a threaded`opening in the short end of the runway 88; and whenever that fasteneris tightened, it will fxedly hold the runway 88 against rotationrelative to the gate 64. However, whenever the fastener 89 is loosened,the runway 88 can be rotated slightly relative to the gate 64-the slot91 coacting with the fastener 89 to limit the extent to which thatrunway can be rotated relative to that gate. A triangular plate 90 issecured to the upper portion of the outer face of the runway 88 by afastener 93. The upper edge of the triangular plate 98 extends upwardlya short dist-ance above the upper edge of the runway 88, and that upperedge of that plate inclines outwardly and forwardly from the upper edgeof that runway, as shown by FIGS. 9-11. An ear 92 is formed on the gate64 adjacent the right-hand side of that gate, -as that gate is viewed inFIG. l, and that ear extends upwardly and forwardly from the plane ofthat gate.

A pivot 94, shown in the form of a rod, extends through an opening inthe ear 26 on the main plate 28,

through an opening in the ear 70 on the gate 64, through an opening inthe ear 68 on that gate, and through the opening 44 in the flange 22.That pivot holds the gate 64 in assembled relation with the main plate2t) but permits that gate to rotate relative to that main plate to movethe runway 88 outwardly and away from that main plate. A spring 96 iswound around the pivot 94, and one end of that spring bears against theWire-like pivot 78 while the other end of that spring extends throughthe opening 46 in the flange 22. That spring biases the gate 64 forrotation toward the main plate 2li but can yield to permit rotation ofthat gate away from that main plate. The runway 88 will normally engagethe main plate 2l) and thereby limit rotation of that gate toward thatmain plate; and that runway will thus coact with the spring 96 tonormally hold the gate 64 in precisely parallel relation with the mainplate 20.

The numeral 98 denotes a bracket which supports a permanent magnet 99,and that bracket is well shown in FIGS. l and 8. Preferably, thatbracket is a die casting; and that bracket is formed so the magnet 99will be spaced a short distance from the main plate 2t) whenever thatbracket abuts that main plate. A fastener i), shown in the form of ascrew, normally secures the 6 magnet-supporting bracket 98 in assembledrelation with the main plate 28.

The numeral 162 denotes a pivot which is secured to the main plate 20 ata point below the level of, and slightly to the right of, the ear 26, asthat pivot and that ear are viewed in FIGS. l and 8. A wiper blade 184is rotatably mounted on that pivot, and part of the free end of thewiper blade is disposed within the space between the magnet-supportingbracket 98 and the main plate 20. That part of the free end of thatwiper blade is normally disposed above the level of the magnet 99; butthat part of that free end can move downwardly past the magnet 99 to thedotted-line position shown in FIG. 8.

A pivot 186 is secured to the main plate 2l) immediately above thefastener 188 which secures the magnetsupporting bracket 98 to that mainplate. A lever 108, which has an offset intermediate the length thereof,is rotatably secured to the main plate 2lb by that pivot; and theright-hand end of that lever extends through the slot 48 in the flange24, as shown particularly by FIG. 6. The oset left-hand end of the lever108 is secured to the Wiper blade 184 by a pivot 112; and that offsetleft-hand end of the lever 1118 is immediately adjacent the ear 92 onthe gate 64, as shown particularly by FIGS. l, 2 land 8. A pin 114 issecured to the lever 108, intermediate the pivot 186 and the flange 24on main plate 28; and la pin 116 is secured to that main plate directlybelow the pin 114. A helical extension spring 118 has the upper endthereof hooked around the pin 114 and the lower end thereof hookedaround the pin 116. That spring biases the lever 108 for rotation to thesolid-line position shown in FIG. 8 but can yield to permit rotation ofthat lever to the dotted-line position shown in FIG. 8.

The numeral 128 denotes a runway of generally frustotriangularconfiguration; and that runway is secured to the main plate 20 adjacentthe bottom of that main plate. As indicated particularly by FIG. 9, thatrunway is secured to the front face of that main plate. A spacer 121also is secured to the front face of' the main plate 20, and that spaceris disposed to the left of, and above the level of, the runway 128, -asshown by FIG. 8. That spacer is adjacent, but below the level of, theslot 36 in the main plate 20 and is also adjacent the flange 22 on thatmain plate.

The numeral 122 denotes a horizontally-directed plate which is ofirregular configuration. That plate has a rearwardly-inclined upper edge124, and that edge extends upwardly and rearwardly into the slot 36 inthe main plate 20, as shown by FIG. 9. An ear 126 is formed on the upperedge of the plate 122, and that ear extends toward and abuts the mainplate 2li, as shown by FIG. 9. An ear 128 extends laterally from therighthand edge of the plate 122, as that plate is viewed in FIG. 8, andthat ear lodges within the vertically-directed slot 50 in the flange 24.The engagement of that ear with that slot xes the position of theright-hand edge of the plate 122 relative to the main plate 2l). A notch138 is provided in the lower left-hand corner of the plate 122, as thatplate is viewed in FIG. 8, and that notch is generally in register withthe notch 34 in the main plate 28. A rearwardly-inclined edge 132 isprovided adjacent the lower righthand portion of the plate 122, and thatedge extends into the vertically-directed slot 48 in the main plate 20,as shown by FIG. 8. Fasteners 134 secure the runway 128 to the mainplate 28, and also secure the plate 122 to that main plate.

The numeral 186 denotes a short plate which overlies part of the frontof the upper portion of the plate 122. The plate 136 has a slot in theright-hand end thereof, and that slot accommodates a fastener 1441,shown in the form of a screw, which extends through that slot and seatsin a threaded opening in the plate 122. Loosening of the fastener 140will permit the plate 136 to be shifted relative to the plate 122. Theleft-hand end of the plate 136 has an ear 138 thereon which extendsrearwardly from the plane of the plate 136, as shown particularly byFIG. 9; and that ear extends into the slot 3S in the main plate 20. As aresult, that ear spans the passageway for coins and slugs which isdefined by the plate 122 and by the front face of the main plate 21B.

The numeral 142 denotes a small plate which is dis posed below the levelof the plate 136 and which has a slot at the left-hand end thereof. Afastener 144, shown as a screw, extends through the slot and seats in a.threaded opening in the plate 122; and that fastener can be loosened topermit shifting of the plate 142 relative to the plate 122. A pivot 146is carried by the righthand end of the plate 142, and a separator 143 isrotatably mounted on the pivot 1%. That separator is generally Z-shapedin planwhaving an ear extending forward-ly from the left-hand endthereof and having a second ear extending rearwardly from the right-handend thereof. The rearwardly-extending ear extends into `the slot 4@ inthe main plate 2t), and will thus span the passageway for coins andslugs which is deiined by the plate 122 and by ythe front face of themain plate 20. The ear 138 serves as a deflector for slow-moving coinsor slugs, and the rearwardly extending ear on the separator 148 servesto separate acceptable coins from unacceptable coins and slugs.

An elongated pin is secured to the main plate 20 adjacent the top ofthat niain plate; and that pin extends forwardly from the front face ofthe main plate 2@ at right angles to the plane of that plate. rlhat pinis provided to help position :the upper end of the main plate 29relative to the money-handling device within which the slug rejectorwill be mounted.

The numeral 152 denotes a runway plate which is secured to the rear faceof the main plate 2d adjacent the upper end of that main plate. Thatrunway plate is shown in FiG. 3 by dotted lines and by solid lines. Anear 154 is formed on the runway plate 152 adjacent the right-hand end ofthat plate, as that plate is Viewed in FIG. 3, and that ear extendsrearwardly from the plane of that runway plate. The upper portion of therunway plate 152 is overlain by a flat plate 155i which extendshorizontally across the major part of the rear face of the main plate21?; and the plate 158 has a rearwardly and upwardly inclined portion155, shown by FIG. 3. That upwardly and rearwardly inclined portioncoacts with the upper edge of the main plate 2e to help guide coins,such as dimes, into the passaoeway between the plate 158 and the mainplate 2d. Spacers 116), shown as washers in FIG. 5, are disposed betweenthe right-hand end of the plate 153 and the main plate 211; and afastener 162, shown as a screw, extends through an opening in the plate158, through the washers 160, and then seats in a threaded opening inthe main plate 2i). The fastener 162 and the washers 161i ixedly holdthe right-hand end of the plate 158 in precisely spaced relation to themain plate and the runway plate 152 holds the lefthand end of the plate151i spaced from the main plate 26.

The numeral 16d denotes a vertically-directed chuteV which is secured tothe rear face of the main plate 2d adjacent the left-hand edge of thatmain plate, as that main plate is viewed in FIG. 3. A portion of thatchute overlies the left-hand end of the plate 15S, as that chute andplate are viewed in FIG. 3; and a fastener 166 extends through thatportion of the chute and through the left-hand end of the plate 158 toseat in the main plate 26. A fastener 168 extends through an ear on thechute 164, adjacent the lower end of that chute, and seats in a threadedopening in the main plate 2t). The fasteners 166 and 168 iixedly holdthe chute 164 in position relative to the main plate 219. That chute is,in the preferred embodiment of `the present invention, intended toaccommodate nickels.

The numeral 170 denotes a gate which is U-shaped in plan, and that gateis shown particularly by FIG. 13. That gate is smaller than the gate 64,and it confronts fthe rear face of the main plate 2t) while the gate 64confronts the front face of that main plate. The web of the gate 170 iscut away to deine an opening 171 and to define an inclined plate 172;and that plate inclines downwardly and rearwardly from the plane of theweb of the gate 170, as shown by FIGS. 9 and 12. The portion of the webof the gate 170 which defines the lower limit of the opening 171 isarcuate and has a Vtapered upper edge 173, as shown by FIGS. 3, l2 and13. A short cylinder 174 is secured to the rear face of the inclinedplate 172 of the gate 170, and that cylinder extends into an opening inthat plate. The cylinder 174 accommodates a permanent magnet 176; and aset screw 178 which is held by the cylinder 174 can lixedly hold themagnet 176 in position within that cylinder. A pivot 180 extends betweenthe arrns of the U-shaped gate 170, and rollers 182 are rotatablysupported on that pivot. As indicated by FIGS. 3 and 13, the rollers 132are disposed on opposite sides of the cylinder 174 and of the magnet 176held by that cylinder. As indicated by FIG. 12, portions of theperipheries of the rollers extend short distances inwardly of the innertace of the inclined plate 172 of the gate 171i. The inner end of themagnet 176 is disposed outwardly of a plane that is deiined by therollers 182 and the lower edge of the plate 172; and, as a result, acoin which is attracted by the magnet 176 will be unable to engage thatmagnet-that coin being intercepted by the rollers 132 and by the loweredge of the plate 172. As indicated by FIG. 9, the top of the cylinder174 is cut-away to accommodate the pivot 180.

The numeral 18d denotes a generally frusto-triangular runway which issecured to the forward face of the bottom of the web of the gate 17d;and the upper edge of that runway is closely adjacent the curved portionof the web of the gate 17d. That runway is longer than the web of thegate 171i1 is wide; and hence the lower end of that runway extendsoutwardly to the left beyond the -side of gate 176, as shown by FIG. 3.The runway 184 will normally abut the rear face of the main plate 20, asshown by FIG. r9. A plate 186 extends between the free edges of the armsofthe lJ-shaped gate 171), as shown by FIG. 3, and that plate will coactwith the lower portion of the web of the gate 17d to denne a guidewayfor rejected slugs and coins.

An ear 18S is formed on the left-hand arm of the gate 17d, as that gateis viewed in FIG. 3; and that ear is parallel to the web of that gate. Arearwardly and upwardly inclined edge 190 is formed at the top of theear 188, and the inclination of that ear is shown in FIG. 9.

'I he numeral 192 denotes an elongated pin which serves as a pivot forthe gate 170; and that pin extends through an opening in the ear 154 onrunway plate 152, through openings in the arms or gate 171i; and throughan opening in the plate 52. A spring 194i is wound around the pin 192,and one end of that spring bears against the upper portion of the web ofthe gate 170 while the other end of that spring bears against thehorizontally-directed plate 158. That spring urges the web of the gate171) toward the main plate 20 and will normally hold the runway 134 inabutting relation with the rear face of that main plate. However, thatspring can yield to permit that gate H to be rotated away from that mainplate.

A magnet-supporting bracket 19d is secured to the rear face of the mainplate 20; and that bracket is of irregular configuration and has theupper portion thereof overlying the lower edge of the runway plate 152to space that upper portion away from the rear face of the main plate2l). As a result, the upper portion of the magnet-supporting bracket 196coacts with the rear face of the main plate 20 to define a coinpassageway. That bracket will preferably be made as a die casting andwill hold a perinanent magnet 197 adjacent the lower end of the runway184, so coins rolling off of the lower end of that runway will passthrough the magnetic eld generated by that magnet. A slot 198 is formedin the bracket 196, and the lower end of that slot is circular.

The portion of the main plate 26 which is in register with the magnet176 will usually be made of magnetic metal, because it is usuallyeconomically desirable to make the entire main plate of magnetic metal.However, the magnetic properties of that portion of the main plate willbe limited by the presence of the holes 38 in that main plate.Specifically, those holes will make that portion of the main plate 20which is in register with the magnet 176 largely incapable of respondingto the magnetic fields generated by the magnet 99 and the magnet 197 toserve as an induced magnet. This is desirable because it makes itpossible to use strong magnets 99 and 197 and to use a main plate 2t) ofmagnetic metal, and yet not have that portion of that main plate whichis in register with the magnet 176 serve as an induced magnet andstrongly attract lightweight slugs or coins of magnetic material toitself.

A deflector 280 is interposed between the main plate 20 and themagnet-supporting bracket 196; and a fastener 202, shown as a screw,extends through the slot 198 and seats in the dede-ctor 200. Looseningof that fastener will make it possible to adjust the position of thedeflector 200 relative to the magnet-supporting bracket 196, and thusrelative to the lower end of the runway 184.

A plate 204 is secured to the rear face of the magnetsupporting bracket196 by a fastener 206, shown as a screw. That fastener extends through aslot, not shown, in the plate 204; and loosening of that fastener willmake it possible to adjust the position of that plate relative to themagnet-supporting bracket 196, and thus relative to the deflector 281)and to `the lower end of the runway 184. A pivot 2118 is supported bythe plate 204, and that pivot rotatably supports a separator 210 ofgenerally Z-shaped configuration. That separator has an ear whichextends rearwardly from the left-hand end thereof and has a second earwhich extends forwardly from the righthand end thereof. That forwardlyextending ear passes through an opening 205 in the magnet-supportingbracket 196 and thus spans the passageway dened by that bracket and themain plate 20.

The numeral 212 denotes a chute which has a downwardly and forwardlyinclined bottom, and the inclination of that bottom is shown in FIG. 9.An ear on that chute overlies the right-hand end of themagnet-supporting bracket 196, as shown in FIG. 3, and a fastener 214extends through an opening in that ear to seat in a threaded socket inthe bracket 196. As indicated particularly by FIG. 9, the lower edge ofthe chute 212 extends into close proximity to the exit 254 of thepassageway which is defined by the main plate 2t) and by the plate 122.Further, as indicated by FIG. 9, the bottom of the chute 212 coacts withthe ear 42 on the main plate 20 to define an angle of between sixty andninety degrees.

A stationary plate 207 is disposed between the magnetsupporting plate196 and the rear face of the main plate 2t); and the upper edge of thatplate inclines downwardly toward the chtite 212. The left-hand edge ofthe plate 287 is vertical, and it is disposed adjacent the right-handedge of the opening 285 in the magnet-supporting bracket 196. The plate287 helps separate authentic dimes from slugs or coins of the size ofdimes.

The numeral 216 in FIG. 3 denotes a pivot which is close to theleft-hand roller 182; and that pivot is secured to the main plate 20 andextends rearwardly from the rear face of that main plate. A wiper blade218 is rotatably mounted on that pivot; and that wiper blade is disposedbetween the magnet-supporting bracket 196 and the rear face of the mainplate 20. Normally, that Wiper blade is in the raised position shown bysolid lines in FIG. 3, but it can be moved downwardly past the magnet197 to the lower position shown by dotted lines in FIG. 3. A pin 220 ismounted on and is movable with the wiper blade 218; and that pin islodged within a slot 226 in a lever 222. A pivot 224 extends throughthat lever, adjacent the center of that lever, and is held by the lowerportion of the runway plate 152. The lefthand end of the lever 222 has ahorizontally-directed ear 238, and that ear extends forwardly adjacentthe flange 24 on the main plate 28, as shown by FIG. 2. The right-handend of the lever 222 has a rearwardlyextending, generally-vertical ear228; and that ear is immediately adjacent the ear 188 on the gate 170.The ear 228 on the lever 222 can ycoact with the upwardly and rearwardlyinclined upper edge 190 of the ear 188 to force the lower portion of theweb of the gate outwardly and away from the main plate 20, whenever thelever 222 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3.

The numeral 232 denotes a pivot which extends through a lever 234 thatis adjacent the flange 24 on the main plate 2t), and that pivot seats inthat flange. A verticallydirected rod 236 is secured to the free end ofthe lever 234 by a pin joint 238, and the upper end of that rod has aslot which telescopes over the outwardly-extending end of the lever 108.A cotter .pin 240 extends through an opening in the outwardly-extendingend of the lever 108 and thereby prevents accidental separation of therod 236 from that lever.` A notch 241 in the rear edge of the rod 236accommodates part of the horizontallydirected ear 230 on the lever 222,as shown by FIG. 6. The lever 234 will be disposed adjacent a portion ofthe scavenging system of the money-handling device within which the slugrejector will be mounted, and that lever will respond to actuation ofthe scavenging button or lever of that system to rotate from the solidline position to the dotted line position shown in FIG. 6.

The numeral 242 denotes a cover plate which is provided adjacent thelower portion of the slug rejector, and that cover plate is shown inFIG. l. That cover plate has an inclined portion 244 adjacent the lowerright-hand corner thereof, has an inclined portion 246 adjacent thelower left-hand corner thereof, and has a downwardly and rearwardlyinclined bottom 250. A fastener 248 helps secure that cover plate inposition on the slug rejector. The upper edge of that cover plate isinclined upwardly and forwardly relative to the plane of that coverplate, and that upper edge is denoted by the numeral 243.

The rollers 76 have portions of the peripheries thereof extendinginwardly beyond the inner face of the plate 72; but those portions donot extend into the passageway for quarters. Similarly, the rollers 182have portions of the peripheries thereof extending inwardly beyond theinner face of the plate 172; but those portions do not extend into thepassageway for dimes. As a result, while the rollers 76 and 182 coact,respectively, with the lower edges of the plates 72 and 172 to keepmagnetic slugs or coins from engaging the magnets 84 and 176, thoserollers will not interfere with, and will not impede, the movement ofauthentic quarters and dimes through the slug rejector.

The embodiment of slug rejector shown in the drawing can accommodatenickels, dimes and quarters. Nickels can enter the upper end of thechute and 164 and can pass directly to a cash box, not shown, which isdisposed below the level of that chute. In the particular embodiment ofslug rejector shown, no test is given nickels.

Dimes can be directed into the coin passageway, between the plate 158and the rear face of the main plate 20, by means of the inclined edge156; and those dimes will fall to and engage the runway plate 152. Theinclined portion of that plate will cause those dimes to move to theright in FIG. 3 until they are in register with the space between theWeb of the gate 170 and the rear face of the main plate 20. Those dimeswill then fall downwardly; and because they are of non-magnetic metalthey will fall downwardly past the magnet 176 without being attracted bythat magnet. Those dimes will then fall onto the runway 184 and willroll downwardly and to the left in FIG. 3. As those dimes leave therunway 184, they will pass through the mangetic field of the permanentmagnet 197 and will have eddy currents generated within them. Authenticdimes will be slowed down just enough to pass below the deilector 200and to the left of the forwardly-extending ear on the separator 210; andthat ear will make sure that those dimes will fall downwardly throughthe accepted dime exit which is defined by the rear face of the mainplate 20, by the magnet-supporting bracket 196, by the chute 164, and bythe plate 207.

If a slug or coin of low conductivity and of the size of a dime isintroduced into the slug rejector, that slug or coin will reach therunway plate 152 and will be guided into the space between the rear faceof main plate and the web gate 170. If that slug or coin is ofnon-magnetic metal, it will fall downwardly past the magnet 17 6 withoutbeing attracted, by that magnet and will engage the runway 184 and startrolling along that runway. As that slug or coin passes through themagnetic field of the magnet 197, its speed will not be materiallyreduced; and hence that slug or coin will strike the deflector 200 andrebound to the right. The rebounding of that slug or coin will enable itto fall to the right-hand side of the forwardly extending ear on theseparator 211i and thus be directed onto the inclined upper edge of theplate 207. That inclined upper edge will cause that slug or coin to rolldownwardly the chute 212; and as that slug or coin enters that chute itwill engage the ear 42 and be deflected to the left in FIG. 9. That slugor coin will then strike the inclined bottom of the chute 212 and becaused to reverse direction and move downwardly and to the right. Asthat slug or coin so moves, it will be moving at an angle of about fortytive degrees to the vertical and will thus be caused to pass through thearea below the exit 254 of the passageway defined by the plate 20 andthe plate 122 and will continue to move downwardly and to the right.That slug or coin will then pass to the rejected coin chute and thus bereturned to the patron.

If a slug or coin which has the size of a dirne but which has a higherconductivity than a dime is introduced into the dime passageway, thatslug or coin will pass to the runway plate 152 and be caused to enterthe passageway deiined by the rear face of the main plate 2@ and the webof the gate 170. That slug or coin will pass downwardly beyond themagnet 176 without being attracted by that magnet, and will strike therunway 184 and start rolling down that runway. As that slug or coinpasses through the magnetic eld of the magnet 197, it will experience amaterial retardation in speed and will fall almost straight down andpass to the right of the forward-extending ear on the separator 210.That slug or coin will thus be directed onto the inclined upper edge ofthe plate 207 and be directed into the chute 212. That slug or coin alsowill engage the ear 42 and be deflected to the left in FIG. 9; and thatslug or coin will then strike the inclined bottom of the chute 212 andbe caused to change direction and pass downwardly past the exit 254 ofthe passageway defined by the plates 20 and 122 at an angle of aboutforty five degrees. As a result, that slug or coin will not be able toenter and follow the accepted coin chute but, instead, will pass to therejected coin chute.

If a slug or coin which has the size of a dime but which is of magneticmetal is introduced, that slug or coin will pass to the runway plate 152and will be directed into the passageway defined by the main plate 20and the web of the gate 170. As that slug or coin moves downwardlythrough that passageway it will be attracted by the magnet 176 and willbe pulled toward the inclined plate 172. That slug or coin will not beable to engage the magnet 176 because the rollers 182 and the lower edgeof the plate 172 will intercept that slug or coin before it can reachthat magnet. The rollers 182 will minimize the frictional forces betweenthat slug or coin and the gate 170, and will thus enable that slug orcoin to pass downwardly relative to the magnet 176 despite theattraction between that slug or coin and that magnet. That attractionwill be great enough to cause that slug or coin to pass through theopening 171 in the web of the gate 170 and to pass to the right of theinclined upper edge 173 of the lower portion of that web, all asindicated by FIG. 12. The opening 171 in the web is large enough topermit unimpeded movement of the slug or coin through that opening. Theslug or coin will then be confined in a rejected passageway dened by theweb of the gate 170 and by the plate 186 on that gate. That slug or coinwill then move downwardly toward the chute 212, and as that coin fallsinto that chute it will engage the upper portion of the inclined bottomof that chute. Thereupon, that slug or coin will be caused to movedownwardly and to the right in FIG. 9 at an angle of about forty vedegrees, and will thus be caused to pass below the exit 254 of thepassageway dened by the plates 20 and 122 without entering the acceptedcoin chute. Instead, that slug or coin will pass to the rejected coinchute and will be returned to the patron. It will be noted that themagnetic slug or coin was not only diverted from the passageway forauthentic dimes, but was also caused to be automatically discharged fromthe slug rejector; and, as a result, that slug or coin will be unable toblock the acceptance of further coins.

The slug rejector also can receive quarters; and quarters will be guidedinto the passageway, deiined by the main plate 20 and the gate 64, bythe tapered edges 28 and 66, respectively, on that main plate and onthat gate. An authentic quarter will fall downwardly past the magnet 84without being attracted by that magnet and will engage the runway S8.rl`he upper edge of the triangular plate will keep the lower edge of thequarter from slipping oir the runway S8, and will cause that quarter toroll along that runway toward the magnetic field of the permanent magnet99. That authentic quarter will fall through that magnetic field andwill pass to the right of the ear 138 on the plate 136 but will pass tothe left of the rearwardly-extending ear on the separator 148. As aresult, that quarter will come to rest on the runway 12@ and will bedirected to the left in FIG. 8 to the exit 254 for authentic quarters.As that quarter leaves that exit, it will be moving vertically downwardand will pass by the lower edge of the chute 212. However, that quarterwill not engage that lower edge of that chute and will thus be able topass straight downwardly to the accepted chute for quarters. The paththat will be followed by authentic quarters is indicated by the dashedline 260 in FIG. 15.

In the event .a slug or coin is inserted which has the size of a quarterbut which has a lower conductivity than a quarter, and in the event thatslug or coin is not magnetic, that slug or coin will fall downwardlyonto the runway 83 and will be caused to pass through the magnetic hel-dof the magnet 99. That slug or coin will not experience a materialretardation in speed, and will thus pass to the right of therearwardly-extending ear of the separator 143 and will engage theinclined portion 244 0f the cover plate 242. That inclined portion willcause that slug or coin to roll downwardly and to the left; and thatslug or coin will engage the inclined edge 132 on the plate 122 and beforced to move forwardly of the plane of the front face of that plate.That slug or coin will then fall through the rejected quarter exit 256which is located adjacent the inclined bottom 250 `of the cover plate242. The path followed by such a slug or coin is indicated by thedash-dot line 262 in FIG. 15.

lf a slug or coin which is the size of a quarter but which has a higherconductivity than a quarter is introduced, that slug or coin will passdownwardly beyond the magnet 34 without being attracted by that magnetand will engage the runway 3S and roll downwardly along that runway.That slug will pass through the magnetic field of the magnet 99 andexperience a very material retardation in speed. That retardation willbe sullicient to cause that slug or coin to fall downwardly and engagethe ear 133 on the plate 36; and that engagement will cause that slug orcoin to bound over to the right of the rearwardly-extending ear on theseparator ldd. As a result, that slug or coin will engage the inclinedportion 24d of the cover plate 242 and be caused to pass to the rejectedquarter exit 256. The path of such a slug or coin is indicated by thedotted line 264 in FIG. 15.

In the event a slug or coin which has the size of a quarter, but whichis ot' magnetic metal is introduced, that slug or coin will passdownwardly between the gate 6d and the main plate 2t) and will beattracted by the magnet 8d. That slug or coin will be unable to engagethat magnet, because the rollers 76 and the lower edge of the plate '72will intercept that slug or coin and will keep that Slug or coin fromreaching that magnet. The rollers 76 will minimize the frictional forcesbetween that slug or coin and the gate 64, and will thus enable thatslug or coin to pass downwardly relative to the magnet 84 despite theattraction between that slug or coin and that magnet. That attractionwill be great enough to cause that slug or coin to pass through thel..-shaped opening lit in the gate 64 and to pass forwardly of thetriangular plate 9G, of the runway S8, and of the lower portion of thegate 6d, all as shown by FIGS. 10 and l1. The L-shaped opening 71 in thegate 64 is large enough to permit unimpeded movement of the slug or cointhrough that opening. That slug or coin will fall downwardly and engagethe rearwardlyinclined edge l24t on the plate l22 and will subsequentlyengage the inclined portion 246 of the cover plate 242. That slug orcoin will then roll downwardly along that inclined portion to therejected quarter exit 256. It will be noted that the magnetic slug orcoin was not only diverted from the passageway for authentic quarters,but was also caused to be automatically discharged from the slugrejector; and, as a result, that slug or coin will be unable to blockthe acceptance of further coins.

As indicated by FIG. l5, some slugs or coins will be retarded soextensively by the magnet 99 that they will fall almost straight down,will strike the deector 138, and will then bound over past therearwardly-extending ear on the separator 148 toward the inclinedportion 244. Authentic quarters will be retarded by the magnet 99sufliciently to keep them from passing directly to the inclined portion2454 but will not be retarded surhciently to cause them to strike thedetlector 133 squarely enough to cause them to bound over to theinclined portion 2.44. As a result, authentic quarters will strike therearwardlyextending ear on the separator 14S and roll toward theaccepted quarter exit 25d. Still other slugs or coins will be retardedso little by the magnet 99 that they will either pass directly to theinclined portion 244 or will engage the upper right-hand edge of therearwardly-extending ear on the separator i148 and be eased over ontothe inclined portion 244-. It will be noted that the fast-moving slugsor coins are not required to strike a derlector and rebound through thepath followed by authentic quarters; and this is desirable becausefast-moving slugs or coins can sometimes rebound so vigorously that theycan strike other parts of the coin passageway and bounce into theaccepted coin chute.

ln the event a bent coin, an unduly thick coin, or a sticky coin isintroduced into the slug rejector and becomes stuck within that slugrejector, that coin can readily be dislodged by pressing the scavengingbutton or lever of the scavenging system of the money-handling devicewithin which the slug rejector will be mounted. That scavenging buttonor lever will cause a downwardlydirected force to be applied to theleft-hand end of the lever 234, as that lever is viewed in FIG. 6; andthat force will cause that lever to rotate in the counter clockwisedirection and will force the rod 236 to move upwardly.

Such upward movement of the rod 236 will raise the ear 230 on the lever222 and will also raise the free end of the lever N8. The raising of theear 230 will cause the lever 222 to rotate from the solid line positionto the dotted line position in FIG. 3, and will thus force the ear 228to move downwardly against the ear 188 on the gate l'm. As a result, thegate l'tl will rotate about the pivot 1&2 and will cause the runway 184and the lower end of the web of the gate to move away from the mainplate Ztl. The rotation of the lever 222 from the solid line position tothe dotted line position in FIG. 3 also will cause the slot 226 in thatlever to coact with the pin 220 on the wiper blade 218 to move thatwiper blade from the solid line position to the dotted line position inFlG. 3. The overall result is that the runway 184 will be moved awayfrom the main plate 20 to remove any support for coins held between thegate 1.7i? and the main plate 20 and to move out of the path of thewiper blade 2M. That wiper blade will then effectively sweep any coinsheld between the magnet-supporting bracket 196 and the main plate 2t)toward the rejected coin chute 212. Consequently, any coins which are ofthe size of a. dime and which are held in the slug rejector will bedirected into the rejected coin chute 212 and will thus be caused tomove downwardly past the exit 254 of the accepted quarter passageway atforty-live degrees to the axis of that passageway and then pass to therejected coin chute.

The upward movement of the free end of the lever 103 will cause theforwardly olf-set, left-hand end of that lever to engage the ear 92 onthe gate 64 and force the lower end of that gate to move away from themain plate 2l) to shift the runway $8 away from that main plate.Furthermore, the upward movement of the free end of the lever 10S willcause the pin joint M2 to rotate the wiper blade 104 from the solid-lineposition to the dotted-line position in FIG. 8. The outward movement ofthe runway 88 will remove any support for coins of the size of a quarterwhich are held between the gate S8 and the main plate 2l), and will alsomove that runway out of the path of the wiper blade 104. The downwardmovement of that wiper blade will then sweep any slugs or coins heldbetween the magnet-supporting bracket 93 and the main plate 2t) towardthe flange 22; and such coins or slugs will then fall downwardly ontothe inclined. portion 246 of the cover plate 242 and be directed towardthe rejected quarter outlet 256. In this way, any coins or slugs whichare the size of a quarter and which tend to stick in the slug rejectorcan be effectively scavenged toward the rejected quarter outlet 256.

The holes 3l) in the main plate 20 constitute an inexpensive and simplemeans of keeping the portion of the main plate 20 which is in registerwith the magnet 176 from serving as an induced magnet. lf desired, slotscould be used in addition to, or in lieu. of, the holes 3) to keep thatportion of the main plate from serving as an induced magnet. Also, ifdesired, a non-magnetic insert could be provided in the main plate 20*opposite the magnet 176, because such as insert would not serve as aninduced magnet. Further, if desired, the entire main plate 20 could bemade of a non-magnetic metal such as brass, because the portion of sucha main plate which would be opposite the magnet 176 would not serve asan induced magnet. Whether holes, slots or magnetic inserts are used inmagnetic main plates or entirely nonmagnetic main plates are used, theobjective of the present invention is to keep those portions of the mainplates Ztl which are in register with the permanent magnets 176 fromserving as induced magnets which could apply such attracting `forces tomagnetic slugs or coins as might keep those slugs or coins from beingdrawn out of the passageways defined by the main plates 20 and the websof the gates 170.

If desired, holes or slots could be formed in the main plate 2d adjacentthe magnet 84 held by the cylinder 82, or a non-magnetic insert could beprovided in the main plate opposite that magnet, or the main plate couldbe made of non-magnetic metal; and in each such event, the portion ofthe main plate 2d opposite the magnet 84 would have only limitedmagnetic properties. However, it has been found that magnetic slugs orcoins which are close to the size `of a quarter are attracted sostrongly by the magnet 84 that even if the portion of main plate 20opposite that magnet were to serve as an induced magnet, those slugs orcoins would still move toward the magnet S4. As a result, it willusually not be necessary to reduce the magnetic properties of thatportion of the main plate Z which is opposite the magnetic 84.

Whereas the drawing and accompanying description have shown anddescribed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it should beapparent to those skilled in the art that various ychanges may be madein the form of the invention without aiiecting the scope thereof.

What l claim is:

l. In a moneyhandling device, walls that coact to dene a passageway forcoins, an opening in one of said walls that is large enough to permit acoin to pass through it, said one wall having a portion thereof whichlis adjacent said opening inclining outwardly and downwardly from saidpassageway, a slot in said portion of said one wall and an opening insaid portion of said one wall, a pivot carried by said portion of saidone wall, a roller that Iis rotatably held within said slot by saidpivot and that has a portion of the periphery thereof projectinginwardly beyond the inner face of said portion of said one wall but notextending into said passageway, a permanent magnet that is mounted onsaid portion of said one wall and that is in register with said openingin said portion of said one wall and in register with a portion of theother wall, a rejected coin chute adjacent said opening in said onewall, a second permanent magnet that is mounted adjacent saidpassageway, a dellector that is disposed within said passageway, aseparator that is disposed within said passageway, and an accepted coinchute adjacent the outlet of said passageway, said second permanentmagnet being intermediate the first said permanent magnet and saidoutlet of said passageway, said detlector and said separator beingintermediate said second permanent magnet and said outlet of saidpassageway, said second permanent magnet being adapted to retardauthentic coins just enough to enable them to pass by said deilector andthen to pass by that side of said separator which is closer to saidsecond permanent magnet and to pass to said accepted coin chute, saidsecond permanent magnet being adapted to retard some slugs or coins solittle that said slugs or coins will pass by that side ot said separatorwhich is further from said second permanent magnet and thereby be unableto pass to said accepted coin chute, said second permanent magnet beingadapted to retard other slugs or coins so extensively that said otherslugs or coins will engage said deector and will bound from saiddeiiector and will pass by that side of said separator which is furtherfrom said second permanent magnet and thereby be unable to pass to saidaccepted coin chute, the rst said permanent magnet attracting magneticslugs or coins toward itself and thus toward said opening in said onewall, said portion of said periphery of said roller coacting with anedge of said portion of said one wall to permit -said magnetic slugs orcoins to move out of said passageway and into said opening in said onewall but to intercept said magnetic slugs or coins before said magneticslugs or coins can engage the first said permanent magnet, said rollerminimizing the frictional forces between said magnetic slugs or coinsand said portion of said one wall whereby said magnetic slugs or coinswill not be held by the first said permanent magnet but will bepermitted to move toward said rejected coin chute.

2. ln a money-handling device, walls that coact to detine a passagewayfor coins, a permanent magnet that is mounted adjacent said passageway,said permanent magnet being spaced horizontally from said passageway butdirecting magnetic flux lines tinto said passageway, said magnetic lluxlines being adapted to bodily pull a magnetic slug horizontally o'ut ofsaid passageway, diverting means adjacent said permanent magnet todivert said slug and keep said slug from moving into engagement withsaid permanent magnet, a second permanent magnet that is mountedadjacent said passageway at a point beyond the first said permanentmagnet, a detlector that is disposed within said passageway, a pivotadjacent said passageway, a separator that is disposed within saidpassageway and that is rotatably mounted on said pivot, and an acceptedcoin chute adjacent the outlet of said passageway, said deilector andsaid separator being intermediate said second permanent magnet and saidoutlet of said passageway whereby coins passing by said second permanentmagnet will subsequently pass by said delicotor or said separator, saidsecond permanent magnet being adapted to retard authentic coins justenough to enable them to pass by said deilector and then to pass by thatside of said separator which is closer to said second permanent magnetand to pass to said accepted coin chute, said second permanent magnetbeing adapted to retard some slugs or coins so little that said slugs orcoins will pass by that side of said separator which is further fromsaid second permanent magnet and thereby be unabie to pass to saidaccepted coin chute, said second permanent magnet being adapted toretard other slugs or coins so extensively that said other slugs orcoins will engage said detlector and will bound from said deflector andwill pass by that side of said separator which is further from saidsecond permanent magnet thereby be unable to pass to said accepted coinchute, said slugs or coins and said other slugs or coins passing beyondthat side of said separator which is further from said second permanentmagnet without having to rebound in the reverse direction.

3. in a money-handling device, walls that coact to deine a passagewayfor coins, an opening in one of said walls that is large enough topermit a coin to pass through it, said one wall having a portion thereofwhich is adjacent said opening inclining outwardly and downwardly fromsaid passageway, a slot in said portion of said one wall and an openingin said portion of said one wall, a pivot carried by said portion ofsaid one wall, a roller that is rotatably held within said slot by saidpivot and that has a portion of the periphery thereof projectinginwardly beyond the inner face of said portion of said one wall but notextending into said passageway, a magnet mounted on said portion of saidone wall and that is in register with said opening in said portion ofsaid one wall and in register with a portion of the other wall, saidportion of said other wall having limited magnetic properties so saidportion of said other wall will not serve as an induced magnet, arejected coin chute adjacent said opening in said one wall, and anaccepted coin chute adjacent the outlet of said passageway, said magnetattracting magnetic slugs or coins toward itself and thus toward saidopening in said one wall, said portion of said periphery of said rollercoacting with an edge of said portion of said one wall to permit saidmagnetic slugs or coins to move out of said passageway and into saidopening in said one wall but to intercept said magnetic slugs or coinsbefore said magnetic slugs or coins can engage said magnet, said rollerminimizing the rictional forces between said magnetic slugs or coins andsaid portion of said one wall whereby said magnetic slugs or coins willnot be held by said magnet but will be permitted to move toward saidrejected coin chute.

4. In a money-handling device, walls that coact to define a passagewayfor coins, one of said walls having an opening therein that is largeenough to permit a coin or slug to pass therethrough, a magnet mountedadjacent said passageway and said opening, said magnet being spacedhorizontally away from said passageway but directing magnetic ilux linesinto said passageway, diverting means adjacent said magnet which willdivert a coin or assenso 1'? slug that moves horizontally outwardly ofsaid passageway through said opening, said diverting means including theperiphery of said wall around said opening and an element engaging theslug to keep said coin or slug from moving into engagement with saidmagnet, said diverting means positioning said coin so as to prevent saidcoin from returning to said passageway, an accepted coin chute adjacentthe outlet of said passageway, and a rejected coin chute adjacent saidopening, said magnetic iiux lines from said magnet being adapted to actupon slugs or coins of magnetic metal in said passageway to attract saidslugs or coins and bodily move said slugs or coins horizontally towardSaid diverting means to position said slugs and cause said slugs orcoins to move through said opening and thus out of said passageway.

5. In a money-handling device, a passageway for coins, a runway in saidpassageway, an upstanding edge at one side of said runway that projectsupwardly above the upper surface of said runway and that is adapted tohold coins that are rolling along said runway against dislodgment fromsaid runway in the horizontal direction, said passageway having anopening therein adjacent said runway, a magnet adjacent said opening andspaced horizontally from said passageway, an accepted coin chtiteadjacent the outlet of said passageway, a diverting means adjacent saidmagnet to divert and position any coin or slug that moves horizontallyof said runway and outwardly through said opening, said diverting meansincluding elements, at least one of which contacts said coin or slug andthe other of which is deincd by a wall of said passageway adjacent saidopening to prevent said coin or slug from moving into engagement withsaid magnet, and also positioning said coin or slug so as to prevent itsreturn to said passageway and a rejected coin chute adjacent saidopening, said magnet being adapted to act upon slugs or coins ofmagnetic metal that are moving downwardly toward said runway but thathave not yet moved below the level of said diverting means and to drawsaid slugs or coins to said positioning element horizontally away fromsaid runway and into and through said opening, said magnet and saiddiverting means permitting said slugs or coins to move away from saidmagnet and toward said rejected coin chute and thereby keep said slugsor coins from preventing the acceptance of subsequently-inserted coins.

6. In a money-handling device, walls that coact to define a passagewayfor coins, one of said walls having an opening therein that is largeenough to permit a coin to pass through it, said one wall having aportion thereof which is adjacent said opening inclined outwardly anddownwardly from said passageway, a magnet mounted on said portion ofsaid one wall and spaced horizontally from said passageway, ananti-friction coin contacting and positioning element adjacent saidmagnet which will contact any coins or slugs that are moved horizontallyoutwardly of said passageway and through said opening, saidanti-friction coin contacting element keeping such coins or slugs frommoving into engagement with said magnet and cooperating with saidopening to position said coins relative thereto to prevent return ofsaid coins to said passageway and thereby enabling such coins or slugsto fall away from said magnet, a rejected coin chute adjacent saidopening and said element means which contacts and positions coins orslugs that are iniluenced by said magnet and that then fall away fromsaid magnet, and an accepted coin chute adjacent the outlet ofpassageway, said magnet attracting magnetic slugs or coins horizontallytoward itself and said coin positioning means and thus into said openingin said one wall, said one wall being movable relative to the other ofsaid walls to tree any slug or coin held between said walls.

'.7. ln a money-handling device, walls that coact to define a passagewayfor coins, one of said walls having an opening therein that is largeenough to permit a coin to pass through it, an anti-frictionslug-contacting member on said one wall that projects inwardly towardbut that stops short of said passageway, a magnet adjacent said openingand spaced horizontally from said passageway, an accepted coin chuteadjacent the outlet of said passageway, and a rejected coin chuteadjacent said opening and adjacent said anti-friction slug-contactingmember, said magnet being adapted to act upon slugs or coins ot magneticmetal in said passageway to attract said slugs or coins horizontallyagainst said anti-friction member and to be positioned thereby and bythe periphery of said wall surrounding said opening so as to be unableto return to said passageway so as to move toward said opening and tocause said slugs or coins to move through said opening and thus out ofsaid passageway, said antifriction slugcontacting member keeping saidslugs or coins from moving into engagement with said magnet and alsominimizing the frictional forces between said slugs or coins and saidone wall so said magnet will permit said slugs or coins to move towardsaid rejected coin chute.

8. In a money-handling device, a coin passageway, a magnet disposedadjacent but disposed horizontally outwardly of said passageway, and onewall of said passageway having an opening therein at a point adjacentsaid magnet, said magnet interacting with slugs or coins of magneticmetal to draw said slugs or coins horizontally through said opening andout of said passageway, a roller that is adjacent said magnet and thatcontacts and positions coins or slugs that move horizontally outwardlyof said passageway through said opening relative to the periphery ofsaid wall adjacent said opening, whereby said coins or slugs cannotengage and be held by said magnet, said roller minimizing frictionalforces between said slugs or coins and said one wall of said passagewayand thereby facilitating movement of said slugs or coins through saidopening and downwardly and away from said magnet.

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8. IN A MONEY-HANDLING DEVICE, A COIN PASSAGEWAY, A MAGNET DISPOSEDADJACENT BUT DISPOSED HORIZONTALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID PASSAGEWAY, AND ONEWALL OF SAID PASSAGEWAY HVING AN OPENING THEREIN AT A POINT ADJACENTSAID MAGNET, SAID MAGNET INTERACTING WITH SLUGS OR COINS OF MAGNETICMETAL TO DRAW SAID SLUGS OR COINS HORIZONTALLY THROUGH SAID OPENING ANDOUT OF SAID PASSAGEWAY, A ROLLER THAT IS ADJACENT SAID MAGNET AND THATCONTACTS AND POSITIONS COINS OR SLUGS THAT MOVE HORIZONTALLY OUTWARDLYOF SAID PASSAGWAY THROUGH SAID OPENING RELATIVE TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAIDWALL ADJACENT SAID OPENING, WHEREBY SAID COINS OR SLUGS CANNOT ENGAGEAND BE HELD BY SAID MAGNET, SAID ROLLER MINIMIZING FRICTIONAL FORCESBETWEEN SAID SLUGS OR COINS AND SAID ONE WALL OF SAID PASSAGEWAY ANDTHEREBY FACILITATING MOVEMENT OF SAID SLUGS OR COINS THROUGH SAIDOPENING AND DOWNWARDLY AND AWAY FROM SAID MAGNET.